“Raymond Lahey, a native of Newfoundland who was with the Antigonish diocese until his sudden resignation on Saturday, currently can’t be found, Ottawa police Const. Jean-Paul Vincelette said Wednesday….…The former leader of the diocese of Antigonish is perhaps best known as the man who helped broker a $15-million settlement with people who said they had been sexually abused by priests…”

“NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — South Korea leads the world in providing broadband services, according to a study released on Thursday. The United States did not make the top 10.”

I’ve been updating my home network over the past couple of weeks and have been noting the terribly slow speeds that I’m paying Time Warner through the nose for. (Around 5Mbps FYI.) Sigh. I’m sure that media moguls somewhere are lobbying the FCC to keep speeds low in order to combat piracy…

“For the first time, researchers have controlled the movements of free-flying insects from afar, as if they were tiny remote-controlled aircraft… By connecting electrodes and radio antennas to the nervous systems of beetles, the researchers were able to make them take off, dive and turn on command… “

No great surprises here. Lobbyists continue to hold sway in Washington, despite some unlikely election-year promises from Mr. Obama. As much blame as can be laid at the feet of the Republican opposition, its really the “Blue Dog” Dems that are really the problem at this point. Remember the celebration at the dawn of the era of the Democratic “filibuster-proof majority?”